[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Somehow my kids or someone caused our Thinkpad laptop to now ask for a > password > on a weird black screen everytime we reboot it. > > Without this password we can't get into the BIOS or do anything. > > The guy at the shop said there is nothing we can do about it. I'm wondering > if > lettting the battery run out will erase it. > > Anyone ever seen this?
You have to remove the main battery AND the clock battery (which also preserves BIOS settings) to force a BIOS reset. You may be lucky and have a tiny embedded switch somewhere to do the reset, depends on the model of laptop. Getting to the clock battery usually requires disassembling the laptop. Gus -- KPLUG-List@kernel-panic.org http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
